Child&#39;s dress



E. K. CARSON CHILDS DRESS Nov. 16, 1954 Filed June 15, 1953 I INVENTOR.Elsie K Carson United States Patent CHILDS DRESS Elsie K. Carson, Kelso,Wash.

Application June 15, 1953, Serial No. 361,502

3 Claims. (Cl. 2--75) This invention relates to childs dresses of theclass comprising a fiat, elongated piece of material which may bewrapped around the body of the wearer as a formfitting garment.

Dresses of the presently described class have many significantadvantages. They are easily made from flat pieces of cloth materialpurchased inexpensively as remnants. They are easy to launder and iron.After having been laundered and ironed they can be folded and laid flaton shelves or in drawers. Even after having been stored folded in thismanner, they nevertheless can be worn without the folds and creasesbeing conspicuous.

Accordingly, it is the general object of the present invention toprovide a fiat, one-piece childs dress having all the above advantageswhich in addition is form-fitting so that it is substantiallyindistinguishable from a tailored garment. The manner in which this andother objects of this invention are accomplished will be apparent fromthe accompanying specification and claims, considered together with thedrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the presently described childs dress;

Figure 2 is a front view illustrating the front of the dress when it isworn; and

Figure 3 is a rear view further illustrating the appearance of the dressas worn.

As is apparent from the drawings, the childs dress of this inventioncomprises a flat, elongated, quadrilateral piece of cloth material 10.In general, the material may be of any desired pattern and of a sizesuited to the size of the prospective wearer. However, in the usual caseit may be fabricated from a small piece of material such as may bepurchased as a remnant for a few cents.

The two side edges 12, 14 of the strip preferably are straight andsubstantially at right angles to the bottom edge 16, which alsopreferably is straight. The top edge 18, however, is cut in such amanner that the dress will fit the wearer properly, avoiding gapping,awkward neck and shoulder lines.

To this end, the upper edge is cut outwardly arcuate at the shoulderportions 20, 22. Furthermore, at the apex of the outwardly arcuateportions deep recesses 24, 25 are cut out to form openings for the armsof the wearer. The dress may be madewithout sleeves, but if desired,sleeves 28, 30 may be cut to fit the openings 24, 26 and sewed to theedges thereof. It is to be noted particularly that the top edges of thesleeves span the top of openings 24, 26 and together with the top edgeof piece form a continuous neck and shoulder line. The sleeves, however,may be cut in a variety of styles, either as plain sleeves, puffedsleeves, cap type sleeves, or flat alreeves, thereby lending a greatdeal of variety to the ess.

Means then are provided for drawing in the neck and shoulder line. Asillustrated, such means comprise a draw string 32 positioned along thetop marginal edge of the cloth piece 10 and of the sleeves 28, 30. Inthis manner, the neck and shoulder portions may be gathered to a formfitting position.

It has been a particular problem with dresses of the presently describedclass to provide a hem line which is regular. This difiiculty isovercome in the presently described dress by providing a second drawstring 34 which extends longitudinally of the central portion of thedress. At its end portions draw string 34 is substantially straight andat right angles to side edges 12 and 14. However, in its centralportion, which extends across the abdominal region of the wearer, it isupwardly arcuate. When this 2,694,201 Patented Nov. 16, 1954 is thecase, the hem line is straight, and the dress is held firmly to the bodyat all times.

Fastening means also are provided for fastening together the two sideedges 12, 14 at the back of the wearer. Although buttons, snaps, tiesand other suitable types of fasteners may be employed, it is preferredto employ the snap fasteners illustrated at 36, 38.

Thus it will be apparent that when the dress is worn, the particularconstruction of its upper edge, and the manner of attaching the sleeves,produces a form-fitting dress, which, as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3,has the appearance of a tailored garment.- Furthermore, the dress has aneven hemline and is held securely to the wearer at all times. Since thesleeves may be provided in a variety of forms, without varying the basicconstruction of the dress, and since the material from which the dressis made may be provided in a variety of patterns, a great variety ofstyle effects may be obtained. All of these important advantages areobtained, furthermore, while retaining the fundamental benefitsobtainable from a dress made of a single piece of flat material, i. e.easy ironing, simple construction, fiat storage, and extremely low cost.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may berestored to, without departing from the spirit of my invention, or thescope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A childs dress comprising a fiat, elongated, quadrilateral piece ofcloth material having shoulder portions along its top edge the two sideedges and the bottom edge of the piece being substantially straight andthe bottom edge substantially at right angles to the side edges, the topedge of the piece being outwardly arcuate at the shoulder portions, thetop edge having U-shaped openings at the shoulder portions toaccommodate the arms of the wearer, a pair of sleeves attached one tothe margin of each of the U-shaped openings, a draw string positionedlongitudinally along and parallel to the top edges of the piece and ofthe sleeves, another draw string positioned longitudinally centrally ofthe piece and upwardly arcuate at the abdominal region of the wearer,and fastening means for fastening together the two side edges at theback of the wearer.

2. A childs dress comprising a flat, elongated, quadrilateral piece ofcloth material having shoulder portions along its top edge the top edgeof the piece being outwardly arcuate at the shoulder portions, the topedge having U-shaped recesses at the shoulder portions to accommodatethe arms of the wearer, a pair of sleeves attached one to the margin ofeach of the U-shaped recesses, a draw string positioned longitudinallyalong and parallel to the top marginal portions of the piece of materialand of the sleeves, another draw string positioned longitudinallycentrally of the piece and upwardly arcuate at the abdominal region, andfastening means for fastening together the two side edges at the back ofthe wearer.

3. A childs dress comprising a flat, elongated, quadrilateral piece ofcloth material having shoulder portions along its top margin, the topmargin of the piece being outwardly arcuate at the shoulder portions,the top margin having recesses for the arms of the wearer at theshoulder portions, a pair of sleeves attached one to the margin of eachof the recesses, a draw string positioned longitudinally along andsubstantially parallel to the top marginal portions of the piece ofmaterial and of the sleeves, another draw string positionedlongitudinally centrally of the piece and upwardly arcuate at theabdominal region, and fastening means for fastening together the twoside edges at the back of the wearer.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 2,154,227 Brown Apr. 11, 1939 2,446,209 Brown Aug. 3, 19482,649,589 Shiltong Aug. 25, 1953

